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sheriff

[sher-if] / ˈʃɛr ɪf /
NOUN
law enforcement officer
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Pishko explains the story of Aaron Spencer, a 38-year-old Army veteran who was nearly put on trial for murdering a man but is now running for local sheriff.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The sheriff responded that deputies had conducted brief and routine polling place visits for years.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

Those agencies include state police, county sheriff and local police departments, state wildlife agencies and even state auditors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Four years ago, the race for Los Angeles County sheriff was one of the most closely watched local elections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

As sheriff, Emmett was in charge of the county jail, in Austin, and he moved with his children into a house adjoining the building.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

Tran is endorsed by the unions for Orange and Los Angeles counties’ deputy sheriffs, the International Assn. of Fire Fighters, the California Federation of Labor Unions and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Five West Texas sheriffs likewise wrote to federal officials saying advanced surveillance technology would be better suited to stopping undocumented migration in the rugged terrain.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

And whether or not he knew it, it also made him a representative of the community of constitutional sheriffs.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

I saw two officials in sheriffs uniforms, one of whom was from Nebraska.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

In the sheriffs car, I said, “She isn’t actually gone at all. She’s singing in the trees.”

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech


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